Document record MAB53366 - CASTLE OF SKEITH
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Summary
Site of castle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5040 6036 (33m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ56SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Deskford |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of castle. The OS Name Book recorded the site of the castle on the west side of the present farm steading, noting that a small vestige of the ruin formed part of the north end garden wall. OS site visit in 1961 found no certain trace of the castle found. A stretch of circa 8 m of the west and north wall of the existing garden is of mortared rubble masonry circa 2 m high but featureless and it is not possible to say if it was part of the castle or courtyard. A low bank or dark trace of a ditch is visible on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1976 surrounding the site of the castle. The earliest cartographic reference to the castle appears to be a tower house named Skyith on Pont's map of 1580-90, although this predates a date stone of 1687 incorporated into the present farmhouse (NJ56SW0075). The castle was ruinous by the 1790s (Statistical Account of 1791-9).
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, (1792) 362 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No11(1866) 79 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
BOGDAN, NQ, 1991, Castles, Manors & Town House survey, 36 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2251.
Jul 9 1976 , NJ56S 2635165, NJ56S 2635165 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB31838.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ56SW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 17994;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ56SW0021;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17994 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No11(1866) 79.
- --- SAB1845 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1799. OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT. (1792) 362.
- --- SAB2251 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, NQ. 1991. Castles, Manors & Town House survey. Y. 36.
- --- SAB31838 Air-vertical Photograph: Jul 9 1976 . NJ56S 2635165. Black & White. NJ56S 2635165.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Sep 7 2022 4:13PM
